Trump Blasts ‘Fake News’ For Predicting John Kelly’s Ouster
President Donald Trump on Tuesday termed as “fake news” reports that said Chief of Staff John Kelly could be the next to exit the White…
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Trump Surprised Newspaper Published Favorable Article About his Fundraising Abilities
U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed surprise that The Washington Post — a newspaper Trump repeatedly has accused of writing inaccurate news stories about him…
Facebook ‘context’ button is latest effort to fight fake news
Facebook said Thursday it was testing a new “button” to allow users to get more context about a news source, in the latest move by…
Was IS claim for Las Vegas attack ‘fake news’?
Claims of responsibility for terror attacks by the Islamic State group were once seen as credible, but in the wake of the Las Vegas atrocity,…
The Justice Department Goes After Anti-Trump Facebook Groups
Lawyers working for the Trump administration filed three search warrants demanding private account information for thousands of Facebook users, including “anti-administration activists who have spoken…
Pope to wage war on ‘fake news’
Pope Francis is to tackle the rise of fake news in a bid to stop trolls and irresponsible media outlets fomenting hate. “I have chosen…
Fake News Tweets Outnumbered Real Ones Before Election
Twitter users in swing states got more fake news than real news in the days leading up to the 2016 presidential election—and the misinformation helped…
Should we worry that half of Americans trust their gut to tell them what’s true?
Gustavo Frazao R. Kelly Garrett, The Ohio State University Have you ever thought to yourself, “I’ll bet that’s true,” before you had all the facts?…
Obama personally warned Zuckberberg over fake news: report
Former US President Barack Obama personally urged Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to counter the rise of fake news on the social network during a meeting…
Fake News More Likely to Thrive Online Due to Lowered Fact-Checking, According to Research from Columbia Business School
– The presence of others reduces people’s willingness to fact-check ambiguous information- People fact-check less often when in the perceived presence of other people versus…